SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — A.J. Greer returned for the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night after missing the first two in the series against the Edmonton Oilers because of injury.

Jesper Boqvist came out of the lineup to make room for Greer, who is making his first career appearance in the final.

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